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Helsinki Commission to Examine Impact of Romania's Adoptions Policy

Thursday, September 08, 2005

WASHINGTON - Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Chairman of the United States Helsinki Commission, announced that the Commission will hold a hearing on the impact of Romania’s newly implemented ban on inter-country adoptions:

IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN?

ROMANIA’S BAN ON INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

2237 Rayburn House Office Building

The featured panelists will be:

Panel I

Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Panel II

Sorin Ducaru, Ambassador of Romania to the United States

Panel III

Thomas Atwood, President & CEO, National Council for Adoption

Debra Murphy-Scheumann, President of the Board of Directors, Joint Council on International Children’s Services

Dr. Dana Johnson, Director of the International Adoption Clinic, University of Minnesota